When the nurse flexes the patient s knee and gently compresses the gastrocnemius muscle anteriorly against the tibia, the patient indicates that he is having calf pain. the nurse should document _____ sign?
Positive Homans'
medical Definition of Homans' sign. : pain in the calf of the leg upon dorsiflexion of the foot with the leg extended that is diagnostic of thrombosis in the deep veins of the area.
